In the Shadow of the Cypress

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Dar saaye sarv

Unclassified 18+

When a beached whale runs ashore, a father and daughter disagree about its fate.

An old man with PTSD lives with his daughter in a seaside house of broken glass by the ruins of an old ship. When a whale beaches itself on the nearby shore, she wants to save it – he doesn’t. This sweeping, dialogue-free parable won Best Animated Short at Tribeca.

Tickets

10 Aug 10:45am ACMI 1
Access: Assistive listening Wheelchair Accessible 100 percent subtitled
Past Session
19 Aug 3:45pm ACMI 1
Access: Assistive listening Wheelchair Accessible 100 percent subtitled
Past Session

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